Patents by Inventor Philip Geoffrey Claridge

Philip Geoffrey Claridge has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10360563
    Abstract: There is disclosed a system and method for processing requests over an architecture. The architecture may utilize logical partitioning to distribute work load across multiple logical servers in an efficient manager. The system may comprise a router, a directory, at least one logical server, and a wallet server. The router may receive a request from a consumer via the consumer's device and extract a value from the request that identifies the consumer. The router may access the directory, which may contain a map that matches consumers with logical servers, to determine which logical server to forward the request to. The router may then pass the request to the determined logical server. The logical server may process the request by utilizing both generic and network or market specific plug-in processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: NetCracker Technology Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Ian James Clubb, Philip Geoffrey Claridge, Thomas Joseph Shusta, Jeffrey M. Miller
  • Publication number: 20170127427
    Abstract: A device may obtain network topology information that identifies a set of nodes of a network and one or more physical links between nodes of the set of nodes. The set of nodes may include one or more base stations, one or more mobile devices, and one or more network resources. The device may determine enhancement information based on location information identifying a location of one or more of the set of nodes, and subscriber information identifying one or more subscribers associated with one or more of the set of nodes. The device may determine network performance information based on the enhancement information. The network performance information may identify an impairment in performance of the set of nodes, and may identify a modification to a network parameter to improve performance of the set of nodes. The device may provide the network performance information to cause a change in the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Philip Geoffrey CLARIDGE, Christopher Michael MURPHY, Howard John THOMAS, David Charles PADFIELD, Walter FEATHERSTONE, Meng WANG
  • Patent number: 9635505
    Abstract: Techniques for mobile network geolocation are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a system for mobile network geolocation. The system may comprise one or more processors communicatively coupled to a mobile communications network. The one or more processors may be configured to determine that a mobile device is on a travel path. The one or more processors may also be configured to determine one or more candidate locations of the mobile device based on data associated with the travel path. The one or more processors may further be configured to determine at least one candidate route associated with the mobile device along the travel path comprised from one or more candidate locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Viavi Solutions UK Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Murphy, Michael Flanagan, Walter Featherstone, Philip Geoffrey Claridge, Gareth James Smith, John Joseph Holden
  • Publication number: 20160323705
    Abstract: Techniques for mobile network geolocation are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a system for mobile network geolocation. The system may comprise one or more processors communicatively coupled to a mobile communications network. The one or more processors may be configured to determine that a mobile device is on a travel path. The one or more processors may also be configured to determine one or more candidate locations of the mobile device based on data associated with the travel path. The one or more processors may further be configured to determine at least one candidate route associated with the mobile device along the travel path comprised from one or more candidate locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher Michael MURPHY, Michael FLANAGAN, Walter FEATHERSTONE, Philip Geoffrey CLARIDGE, Gareth James SMITH, John Joseph HOLDEN
  • Patent number: 8918506
    Abstract: There is disclosed a system and method for processing requests over an architecture. The architecture may utilize logical partitioning to distribute work load across multiple logical servers in an efficient manager. The system may comprise a router, a directory, at least one logical server, and a wallet server. The router may receive a request from a consumer via the consumer's device and extract a value from the request that identifies the consumer. The router may access the directory, which may contain a map that matches consumers with logical servers, to determine which logical server to forward the request to. The router may then pass the request to the determined logical server. The logical server may process the request by utilizing both generic and network or market specific plug-in processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Netcracker Technology Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Ian James Clubb, Philip Geoffrey Claridge, Thomas Joseph Shusta, Jeffrey M Miller
  • Patent number: 8830831
    Abstract: Embodiments of an invention are disclosed which provide a framework to transition and re-partition information for event processing and downstream processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Netcracker Technology Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Ian James Clubb, Philip Geoffrey Claridge, Thomas Joseph Shusta, Jeffrey M. Miller
  • Patent number: 8666841
    Abstract: A fraud detection system and method uses unique indicators for detecting fraud that extend beyond traditional transaction-based indicators. These unique indicators may include environmental information about a customer or a transaction. Such indicators may be used to identify fraud events based on computer-executable instructions that evaluate fraud risk. Further, an improved fraud detection system may include a learning component with a feedback loop. Also, authenticating and other information may be directed to the system for updating indicating data, fraud models, and risk assessments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Convergys Information Management Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Geoffrey Claridge, Alastair David Hanlon, Marian Hatfield
  • Patent number: 8577795
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for facilitating relationship-centric authorization of transactions in a manner which provides optimum scalability and availability by logically partitioning wallets in conjunction with partitioning a resource associated with a group of consumers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Convergys Information Management Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian James Clubb, Philip Geoffrey Claridge, Thomas Joseph Shusta, Jeffrey M. Miller
  • Patent number: 8489742
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for facilitating relationship-centric authorization of transactions in a manner which provides optimum scalability and availability by logically partitioning key servers in conjunction with partitioning a resource associated with a group of consumers across the set of logical servers associated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Convergys Information Management Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian James Clubb, Philip Geoffrey Claridge, Thomas Joseph Shusta, Jeffrey M. Miller
  • Patent number: 7668093
    Abstract: A framework to transition and re-partition information for event processing and downstream processing can be used in a real time system comprising components such as a consumer server, a file control database, an event manager, an event store, and a configurable output stream. The event manager may be a process which can be enhanced through the use of tags which are inserted to provide information for various downstream systems. The configurable output stream can be defined through an application programming interface which is configured to receive a filter to be applied to the output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Convergys Information Management Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian James Clubb, Philip Geoffrey Claridge, Thomas Joseph Shusta, Jeffrey M. Miller
  • Patent number: 7590980
    Abstract: There is disclosed a framework which utilizes contemporaneous assembly of processing modules, strong typing, and integrated caching to assemble processing elements from different sources robustly and minimize system failures as software modules are upgraded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Convergys CMG Utah, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian James Clubb, Philip Geoffrey Claridge, Thomas Joseph Shusta, Jeffrey M. Miller, Robert Walters
  • Publication number: 20040153407
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for facilitating relationship-centric authorization of transactions in a manner which provides optimum scalability and availability by logically partitioning wallets in conjunction with partitioning a resource associated with a group of consumers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: Convergys Information Management Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian James Clubb, Philip Geoffrey Claridge, Thomas Joseph Shusta, Jeffrey M. Miller
  • Publication number: 20040133622
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for facilitating relationship-centric authorization of transactions in a manner which provides optimum scalability and availability by logically partitioning key servers in conjunction with partitioning a resource associated with a group of consumers across the set of logical servers associated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Applicant: Convergys Information Management Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian James Clubb, Philip Geoffrey Claridge, Thomas Joseph Shusta, Jeffrey M. Miller
  • Patent number: 6275549
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for synchronizing a clock between first and second logic blocks (20,21) connected via an asynchronous bus (22). The second logic block includes a clock signal generator (9) responsive to an input synchronizing signal to generate a clock signal synchronized with the synchronizing signal. Data is transferred in blocks from the first logic block (20) to the second logic block (21) across the asynchronous bus (22), the receipt of a data block by the second logic block (21) being used to generate the synchronizing signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Madge Networks Limited
    Inventors: Duncan McDougall Greatwood, Philip Geoffrey Claridge